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An Ankeny man pulled his neighbor from a burning garage on Saturday.
The neighbor told Ankeny firefighters he felt an explosion and witnessed fire and smoke from the garage. He was able to pull the man out after calling 911, according to a news release from the city of Ankeny.
The Ankeny Fire Department reported finding "heavy smoke and fire" coming from the garage when firefighters arrived to the 2300 block of Northwest 71st Place at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday, the news release said.
A neighbor pulled a man out of a burning garage in the 2300 block of Northwest 71st Place in Ankeny at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024.A neighbor pulled a man out of a burning garage in the 2300 block of Northwest 71st Place in Ankeny at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024.
The man pulled from the garaged suffered extensive burns throughout his body. A medical helicopter flew him to the University of Iowa’s Burn Unit.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. There were no updates as of Sunday morning on the person who was injured.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Ankeny man pulls neighbor from burning garage after explosion
